Wedged in its hole 90 feet down the rocky pinnacle, the moody creature lurked, all eyeballs, teeth and jaws. Currents swirled a briny world past the hole -- first a herring, followed later by a small ...

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Jim Waters of Ventura caught a 35-pound yellowtail aboard the Island Spirit. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Ken Cozzens of Ventura caught a 12-pound lingcod aboard the Island Spirit. Propelled by ...

Yahir Leon of Coyote Bait in Morgan Hill reported a consistent perch surf bite from Santa Cruz to Watsonville if the water ...

The coastal lingcod and black rockfish fishery is off to a hot start at Westport, La Push and Ilwaco. “Bottomfish fishing has been really good when the weather cooperates,” said Larry Giese, owner of ...

MONTEREY – The groundfish season started in Monterey, Half Moon Bay and Bodega Bay on April 1 with top-notch deep water rockfish fishing for the boats that went out. During April, rockfishing is ...

LINGCOD DON’T RECEIVE the same amount of attention as halibut, spot shrimp and salmon. But they do have a bit of a cult following on the North Olympic Peninsula, especially along the Pacific Coast.

Winter storms are here and that can limit the number of fishing days. When the boats do get out on Monterey Bay, they are doing well with deep water rockfish, sand dabs and Dungeness crab. Lingcod are ...

Dock Totals 1/14 – 1/20: 478 anglers aboard 22 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 40 calico bass, 21 lingcod, 20 lobster (24 released), 54 perch, 89 rock crab, ...

This weekend is the latest installment in my 50-year love affair with lingcod fishing, and I can’t wait to engage in some rod-breaking, gut-busting combat with the ugly suckers. I’ve bummed a ride ...

The lingcod fishery remains excellent off the coast at ports like Westport, La Push and Neah Bay, and good at times in open areas of Puget Sound. This week, chef Maximillian Petty, owner of Eden Hill ...